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B. S. BOYLES'.

v SPADE OR SHOVEL HANDLE.

Patented Aug. 26, 1884.

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BENJAMIT S. BOYLES, OF XVINAMAO, INDIANA, ASSlG-NOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHNG. BOYLES, OF SAME PLACE.

SPADE OR SHOVEL HANDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 304,067, dated August.26, 1884.

Application filed December 10, 1883.

To (LZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENllMIN S. BoYLEs, of W'inamac, in the county ofPulaski and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Spade or Shovel Handles, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention consists in an attachment for the handles of spades orshovels, to be ar- Jo ranged and secured thereto for the purpose offacilitating the use of the foremost hand of the operator in forcing theshovel into the ground and also in lifting the load. The same isespecially useful in ditching, and will be found convenient in otheruses.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a spade provided with the attachment.Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal section through portions of thehandle and blade. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of theattachment detached from the handle.

A designates the spade and its handle, which 5 are of the usualconstruction.

13 is the attachment. It consists of a wire orsmall rod, a, bent, as atca, to form a loop or narrow opening for the hand, and having the partsa a. The loop is provided with a handle, I), which is put onto the wirebefore it is bent to form the loop. The width of the loop below handle Zis just sufficient to allow the fingers to pass freely under in takinghold of said handle. At the point a, where the wire meets, it should bewelded or fastened together to give strength. The parts a a are made andadapted in their distance apart and position to be inserted into the twolower rivet-holes, r r, in the handle and straps of the 4 spade, therivets first being taken out. As the spade or shovel is usually constructed,these holes are of a uniform distance apart and uniform in size,and the attachment is made to correspond thereto and fit into the same.By

cutting off the heads of the two rivets mentioned and driving them out,the parts a a may be readily inserted in their place and clinched, andthus he made to serve the purpose of the rem oved rivets in holding thestraps (No model.)

to the handle, and also secure the attachment in place. Any ordinarymechanic can so attach it.

The position and location of the handle 2) with reference to thespade-handle must be essentially substantially that shown in thedrawings. It must be transverse of the spadehandle, in order tofacilitate the use of the foremost hand in forcing the shovel into theground. It must also be braced and secured in this position, so as toresist the strain required by this operation. It must also be close downupon the spade-handle and at the right place thereon to effect thisresult. The

lower part of the loop a a should be on a line with or below the top ofthe straight part of the handle, as indicated by the line a: as, Fig. 2,so that handle Z) will be nearly in line'with or but slightly above thetop of the straight part of the shovel-handle, and the handle 11 shouldbe about in the position of the central 7o rivet with reference to thelength of the shovelhandle.

It is the intention to furnish the attachment, as shown, separate fromthe handle of the shovel or spade, and ready to be attached in themanner shown, as well as to furnish the shovel or spade with the sameattached.

I am aware that an attachment to a shovel handle is shown in UnitedStates Patent No.

120,607, of November 7, 1871, to Frank Alsip; 8o

but this has the same general course as the shovel-handle, and noadvantage is thereby given to the foremost hand in pushing the shovelinto the ground over what it would have in taking hold of theshovel-handleit self. The attachment so arranged is not my invention.

I am also aware that various lifting devices for the handles of shovelsand spading-forks have been patented heretofore having the at- 0 tachedhandle arranged transversely of the shovel-handle, but being of suchdifferent construction, location on the shovel-handle, and attachmentthereto from mine as to aiford no other capacity than that of liftingthe load, 5 and notintended to push or facilitate the pushing of theshovel in to the ground, which is the purpose of mine, as well as tolift the load.

lhe lifting devices above referred to and The handle attachment B,consisting of the diselaimed are found in United Stat-es patentsbrace-rod a a, looped as at a a, and having 10 to Gardner, April 6,1875, No. 161,678; to the handle b, and the parts a a, constructedVheat, February 5, 1867, No. 61,784; to Bea1,' and arrangedsubstantiallyas described.

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25, 1867, No. 66,196. \Vitnesses:

Having thus described my invention, What V. B. BURsoN,

I claim is- XV. H. HOFFMAN.

